# Accident 20111110027269A: Beech 95-B55 (T42A), College Station, TX, November 10, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 2011, 10:48 local time
- Place: College Station, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6608° N, 96.4997° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6608&lon=-96.4997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8188R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8188R-2018-01-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-B55 (T42A)
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 20,352 total, 18 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111110027269A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

IFR FLIGHT KHEE TO KSAT EXPERIENCED POWER LOSS DUE TO FUEL STARVATION ON BOTH ENGINES AFTER A FLIGTH OF APPROXIMATELY 02 HOUR AND 20 MINUTES OF FLIGHT. PILOT FUEL STATUS PRIOR TO FLIGHT IS IN QUESTION DUE TO A PLANNED FLIGHT OF 02 HOUR AND 45 MINUTES. PILOT IN COMMAND STATED TO IIC THAT HE WAS NOT SURE HOW MUCH FUEL HE HAD ON BOARD PRIOR TO DEPARTURE.A.HOUSTON FSDO RESPONDED TO SOUTH WEST REGION OPERATIONS CENTER NOTIFICATION OF THE MISHAP. FSDO ASI'S MET STATE POLICE ON THE SEEN WHICH CONFIRMED THAT TWO IDIVIDUALS HAD LANDED AN AIRCRAFT AND EGRESSED THE AIRCRAFT IN AN INVERTED POSITION. THE PILOT COMMENTED THE CAUSE WAS FUEL STARVATION. PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL AFTER COMMENTING OF MINOR INJURIES.B.FSDO ASI PERSONNEL FOUND NO INDICATION OF FUEL CONTAMINATION IN THE VICINITY OF THE AIRCRAFT WHAT SO EVER. SAFETY CONCERNS WERE MET AND THE PERIMITER WAS SATISFIED WITH A TEMPORARY BARRIER. THE ELECTRICAL MASTER SWITCH WAS TRUNED OFF AND PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE WAS COMPLETED. EXTERNAL INSPECTION SHOWED LEFT WING TIP DEFORMATION OF APPROXIMATELY 4 DEGREES UP. VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER DEFORMATION WAS ALSO NOTED. EMPENAGE DEFORMATION WAS NOTED AT VENTRAL ATTACHING POINT.C.INVESTIGATION RESULTED WITH EVIDENCE AS NOTED TO INDICATE THAT THIS WAS AN ACCIDENT. NTSB INVESTIGATOR ACKNOWLEDGED THIS ACCIDENT STATUS. HE STATED THAT DUE TO PILOT FUEL STARVATION STATEMENT THAT THE ENGINE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT HAVE TO GET INVOLVED.D.CONFIRMATION FROM ENG MANUFACTURER VERIFIED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT BE INVOLVED PER NTSB.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN12CA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA079), Nov 10, 2011: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (N8188R), College Station, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power from both engines, which resulted from fuel exhaustion due to the pilot’s inadequate pre-flight preparation.

## Other reports on N8188R (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20100924045439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100924045439I), Sep 24, 2010: Beech 95-B55 (T42 (N8188R), West Helena, AR, Minor damage. On September 24, 2010, at 11:30 CDT, the pilot landed BE-55, N8188R, on runway 26 at khee (West Helena, Arkansas). After landing, during the rollout, the pilot…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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